Quality vs. Quantity

[deafdyke]

That is heartbreaking to me. And unfortunately, the research backs it up. Even the kids who are getting along okay at school are not forming relationships outside of the environment. It has been shown (CI students, as well) that these kids are simply left out of everything that the hearing kids look forward to: sleep overs, informal play activities, etc., etc., etc. They are less likely to be invited to birthday parties outside of class, less likely to be included in group activities outside school, all the stuff that kids need to learn to form healthy and strong social skills. These kids are marginalized...and for what?

jillo, just wondering does the research also reflect what you see with the kids you see in therapy? I attended the Clarke School for the Deaf's Mainstream conference and they were parrotting the SAME shit they did when me, shel, bajagirl and many other mainstreamers were in the system.
I really wonder.....I know back during IDEA(in 1974) they saw a lot of kids coming out of Deaf/Blind schools...That population did REALLY well b/c they had a base of specialized skills, and also had relationship skills from being at a specialized school. But subsequent genertationsdidn't have that advantage